Category Archive for ‘updates’

The Socialists and Democrats welcome the updated blacklist* of tax havens approved by EU finance ministers today and call for EU member states to also fight their unprincipled own tax schemes to lead by example. Pervenche Berès, S&D Group spokesperson on economic and monetary affairs, said: “The EU list of… read more →

Following the announcement that the European finance ministers could not agree on a digital tax, S&D Group leader Udo Bullmann says: “I am disappointed that, due to the resistance from a small number of member states, finance ministers have been unable to agree on steps towards fair taxation for the… read more →

The European Parliament, with support of the S&D Group, took an important decision today on the import of cultural goods into Europe, a market that counts for about 19 billion euros. A new stable legal framework will ensure coherence with European values in the field of archaeology, prehistory, literature, art… read more →

Today, the European Parliament adopted a report drafted by the S&D MEP Soraya Post calling for the reinforcement of the institutional and financial capacities of the EU on conflict prevention and mediation as well as for an increased role of the Parliament in this sector. It calls, among other things,… read more →

After a positive end to the inter-institutional negotiations with the Council and following today’s overwhelming vote in the plenary of the European Parliament to abolish the Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) in the food supply chain, the head of the Parliament’s negotiating team and S&D rapporteur, Paolo De Castro, stated: “David… read more →

The S&D Group voted last night in the economic and monetary affairs committee against a narrow-gauged liberal-conservative proposal on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, while the Greens abstained as well as the EPP rapporteur. This regulation should establish the conditions and the framework to gradually create… read more →

Following the agreement on legally binding reassurances last night by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and UK Prime Minister Theresa May, S&D Group President Udo Bullmann, and spokesperson for Brexit Roberto Gualtieri said: “For us Brexit will always be a tragic mistake. However, the EU has always worked in a… read more →

The S&D Group is fighting every day of the year for progressive steps forward for women’s rights and gender equality. Today, on the International Women’s Day, we will also speak out loudly on the streets for the direction we want to go: equal pay, equal rights on every level and… read more →

Following the presentation of the Progressive Society policy report on Sustainable Equality at an event co-organised with the Athens office of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Athens Development & Governance Institute (A.D.G.I-INTERPOST), S&D Group leader Udo Bullmann said: “More than 700 people attending the presentation of our Sustainable Equality report in Athens… read more →

Good news for European citizens and the environment: Last night, S&D Euro MP Paul Tang negotiated for the European Parliament with the Council a deal to increase disclosures on sustainable investments and sustainability impacts across the EU. Under the new rules, financial industries will have to make transparent how they… read more →